We don’t spend much time speculating about what caused autism. We know Manny has it, and we will be here for him, whatever that looks like.
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Amid Chicago ICE raids, a people’s Mass is an example of ‘political holiness’
Several hundred Catholics and people of faith gathered on Sept. 13 to celebrate a people’s Mass, or Misa popular, outside the gates of the Great Lakes Naval Station in the city of North Chicago.
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Jerry quit Ben & Jerry’s. You don’t have to agree with his progressive politics to admire his moral resolve.
Jerry Greenfield claims that Ben & Jerry’s ability to remain values-driven is being threatened by Unilever’s attempts to control the brand’s messaging, especially its criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.
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Catholics must resist Trump’s ‘warrior ethos’—without deepening the battle lines
How can we resist the warrior ethos? By resisting the assumption that coercion is the best way to create the world we want to see.
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The ICE raid on a Hyundai plant shows how hard it would be to quit globalization
An ICE raid will delay the construction of a plant in Georgia that could provide Americans with high-paying jobs.
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the chilling effect of political violence
The country should also be shaken by the prospect that these acts of violence could accelerate a slide into authoritarianism.
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Charlie Kirk, free speech and the danger of politics without God
The murder of Charlie Kirk was not just a violation of free speech. It was a radical denial of his goodness as a creature of God.
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Why U.S. Catholics kneel during the Eucharist—and the rest of the world stands
While most people see standing as an innovation coming from Vatican II, in fact, kneelers became common in Catholic churches only in the last 200 years.
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Trump should listen to Kim Kardashian (again) on immigration
Some may reasonably ask why the president should take policy advice from a reality TV personality. But Ms. Kardashian has successfully lobbied the White House before.
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After the Annunciation school shooting, Catholics needed assurances—not Democratic talking points
I have tried very hard to discipline my emotions and consider fairly whether the anger directed at Minneapolis’s Mayor Jacob Frey over his “thoughts and prayers” remarks is justified. I think it is. It was not malicious, but it was deeply insensitive.